Education- PhD in Engineering Mechanics, University of Texas at Austin, 2010- MSc in Mechanics of Construction, University of Liege, 2001- BSc in Civil Engineering, Ho Chi Minh City University of Architecture, 1997Academic career- Senior Lecturer at Vietnamese-German University, 2014-present.- Postdoc at University of New Mexico, USA, 2011-2013- Teaching Assistant at University of Texas at Austin, USA, 2005-2010Field expertise:

Academic Career: Dipl. (1993) at Technical University of Berlin; Dr.-Ing. (1999) at Technical University of Berlin; Director of Department of Logistics at Institute of Logistics and Material Flow Engineering, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Otto-von-Guericke-University Magdeburg since 2008.

Industrial Experience: Project Management at ZLU GmbH, Berlin (1999-2002); Partner and Co-Founder of Visality Consulting GmbH, Berlin (2003-2007); Member of Advisory Board of the Federal Logistics Association (BVL) (2003-2008); Member of Traffic Committee, IHK Magdeburg since 2009; Member of Logistics Advisory Council of Saxony-Anhalt since 2010.

Date of birth: 08. May 1956Place of birth: Leipzig, GermanyMarital Status: married, two children, three grandchildren

1962 – 1974 School in Magdeburg and Halle1974 Abitur (approx. A Level) in Mathematics and Natural Sciences1974 – 1980 Leningrad Polytechnic Institute, Faculty of Physics and Mechanics1980 Diploma (approx. MSc) in “Dynamics and Strength of Machines” (Diploma Thesis: Stability of a Three-layered Strip, Final Grade: With Distinction)1980 – 1995 Otto-von-Guericke-University Magdeburg Assistant, Senior Assistant)1983 Leningrad Polytechnic Institute: Candidate of Engineering Sciences (Dr.-Ing., approx. PhD) - A Timoshenko-type Theory for Inhomogeneous in the Thickness Direction Elastic Shells (Supervisor Prof. Dr. V.A. Pal'mov)1984 Facultas docendi in “Engineering Mechanics” at the Magdeburg University, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering1987 Leningrad Polytechnic Institute: Doctor of Engineering Sciences (Dr.sc.techn., Habilitation) - The Direct Approach in the Theory of Viscoelastic Shells1992 Krupp-Award (Visiting Scientist at the Ruhr-University Bochum, Faculty of Civil Engineering)1993 Privatdocent (approx. Lecturer) at the University of Magdeburg in “Mechanics of Materials”1995 Appointment at the Lausanne Polytechnic (Switzerland) - Professorship in Structural Mechanics1995 Außerplanmäßiger Professor at the University of Magdeburg1995 Appointment at the Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg - Professorship in Engineering Mechanics 1996 – 2011 Full Professor (C4) at the Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg1996 – 1998 Acting director of the Institute of Materials Science at the University Halle-Wittenberg1998 – 2000 Vice-dean of the Faculty of Engineering Sciences at the University Halle-Wittenberg2000 – 2006 Dean of the Faculty of Engineering Sciences2006 – 2011 Acting Director of the Centre of Engineering Sciences (which has a Faculty status)1991 - 1996 Visiting Professor at the Kharkov Polytechnic Institute (Ukraine, 1991, 1996), at the University of Technology Bratislava (1993, Slovakia) and at the University of Technology Riga (1996, Latvia) 2003 Gold Medal of the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering (University of Technology Lublin)2004 – to date Managing Editor of the Journal of Applied Mathematics and Mechanics (ZAMM)2004 Semko Medal (Kharkov State University of Technology)2005 – to date Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Applied Mathematics and Mechanics2008 Doctor honoris causa (Dr.h.c.) at the National Technical University “Kharkov Polytechnic Institute”2011 – to date Full Professor (C4) at the Otto-von-Guericke-University Magdeburg2011 Fellow of the Japanese Society for the Promotion of Sciences (visiting scientist at Nagoya university)2014 Doctor honoris causa (Dr.h.c.) at the Ovidius University Constanta (Romania)2015 – to date Acting director of the Institute of Mechanics at the Otto-von-Guericke-University Magdeburg2015 Professor at St.Petersburg State Polytechnical University “Peter the Great” (Russia)2016 Doctor honoris causa (Dr.h.c.) at the Vekua Institute Tbilisi (Georgia)2016 Professor at St.Petersburg State Polytechnical University “Peter the Great” (Russia)2016, 2017 Visiting Professor at the Griffith University (Gold Coast, Australia)Field expertise: